Man accused of conning woman out of $40

ELYRIA -- A Grafton man was arrested on Harrison Street Monday for convincing a Lakewood woman to give him $40 in exchange for a laptop, which he never gave her, an Elyria police report said.

James Justice, 53, was charged with theft by deception, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the report, Justice met with the Lakewood woman about 1 p.m. when she was dropping off her granddaughter at a friend's Washington Avenue apartment. Justice offered her a laptop for $40, which she gave him, but Justice took off with the money, the report said.

Officers caught up with Justice at 3 p.m. on Harrison Street and he had a box that contained a silver pipe, the report said. Justice was taken to the Lorain County jail.